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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY GANSS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO LEOPOLI) LOEWNSAND MOSES FOLTZ, BOTH OF SAME PLACE. A

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- SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 272,380, datedFebruary 13, 1883.

Application filed September 13, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY GANss, a citizen of United States, residing inthe city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new I 5 anduseful Hand-Muff and Muff-Cover, of

which the followingis a specification.

Heretofore hand-mufis were made by sewing together the two ends of apiece of fur or cloth of the required size and width, and thus mak- Ioing an exterior mufi form, then packing or stuffing its interior withwadding, wool, or other warming material, and then covering thisstuffing with silk or other lining, stitched or ornamented to suit thefancy of the wearer, 1 leaving sufficient room, however, for the easyintroduction of the wearers hand. The manufacture of this liningrequired great skill, both as to its ornamentation and as to itsplacement for properly holding the stufling in place and lyingingraceful folds. Heretofore, also, muffs worn in rainy weather had noprotection against the rain and storm, and hence would become wet,soiled, sptted,or curly, and often became shapeless and ruined.

first, packing or stuffing inclosed in proper cloth in the shape of thehand-muff, thus rendering it easier to'work, replace, and adjust;second, a lining of silk or other material in the shape of a mufi,tipped at either open end with fur or cloth, to conform with thematerial of the muff, thus providing wristlets and lining ornamentation;third, to provide a leather or kid strip with eyeleted holes throughoutits length, and attached in a continuous band on either side of themuffs exterior shell, as well as both ends of the lining, andadapted tolace the two together with ribbon or cord, thus saving the skilledplacement and sewin g that would otherwise be required, and renderingthe lining independent and adjustable; fourth, to provide a recessunderneath one of the fur tips or wristlets of the lining, into which tofold away a rain-cover for the muff, with the said wristlet adapted tofold over the recess and conceal the cover; fifth, a cover for the muff,made of thin rubber cloth, sewed in muff-form, adapted to cover the muffcom- I pletely when it is worn in stormy weather. I

The object of my invention is to provide,

attain these objects by the parts and manu-- facture illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which- Figure -1 shows the exterior form ofthe muff; Fig. 2, the packing or stuffing for the interior of the muii';Fig. 3, the lining of the muff-out of place; Fig. 4, the completedmufflining with the stuffing and lining not in place, with the fur tippartly raised to show the recess for the storm-cover Fig.5, thestorm-cover twisted and rolled up ready to be placed into its recess inthe muff.

Similarletters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

To make such a muff I take a strip of fur or cloth of the required sizeand width, and sew two ends together on the reverse side in muff form,constituting the exterior shell of the mufl", as in Fig. 1. Then I sewon the eyeleted strips of leather or other material,B,on either side ofthe muli'. Then I make a mufi form, O, of suitable cloth, a littlesmaller than the muff-shell, and adapted to receive the stuffing orpacking composed ofwool or other warming material, and then sew thiscircular pocket together at the open end, thus making a completedpacking, which can be adjusted or re-'. moved from the muff with ease.This packing Unecessarilyis made smaller than the exterior shell of themuff, inasmuch as it is packed into the shell Ato give it the propershape and fold. I then take suitable lining material, of silk or othercloth, and of the proper size and width, and adapted to cover the innercircle of the packing (Land sew it in m'nffform, asin Fig.

3, and then sew to the ends G similar strips, E, of eyeleted leather,kid, or other suitable material, the eyeleted holes conforming withthose on the exterior shell of the mufi' B, to enable them both beinglaced. I then tip the inner 'surfaeeends of this lining immediatelyaside 0 from the eyeleted strip E Withfnr or other cloth conforming withthe material of the shell A, and thus form the wristlets F. One of thesetips is sewed fast to the lining on both its side ends, while the otheris sewed only on the end nearest the eyeleted strip, leaving the otherside free to open or close down, and forming a recess underneath it forthe muffcover, as in Fig. 4. This unfastened end of the one wristlet Fis provided with an elastic I00 hand on the unfastened end andstretched, the better to keep the wristlet and the cover underneath itin place. I then aflix the made lining 1) into place in the packing G,and place the packing inside the shell A, and then lace the eyeletedstrip F of the lining D to the eyeleted strip B of the shell A on eachside with a cord or silken ribbon. Then I twist the mufi cover H intoacord-like shape, and form with it an O and place it into its recessunder the wristlet F, shut down the wristlet, and the muff is ready forwear. The muff storm-cover H is made of thin rubber cloth sewed togetherin mud form, provided with elastic bands sewed with a tension to eachend of the cover, the better to envelop the muff and its sides closelyand to keep its place.

Having fully described myinvention, what I desire to claim and secure byLetters Patent 1. The combination, in a hand-muff, of an independentlyinclosed and adjustable packing with an adjustable lining adapted to beaifixed to the muif-shell by lacing, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, in a muff, of wristlets F on the lining D, and theeyeleted strip E, adapted to be laced together with an eyeleted strip Bon the muff-shell A, as shown, and for the purpose specified.

3. The combination, in a mud, ofa recess underneath one of the wristletsF for a mudcover, H, with that wristlet adapted to be opened and shutover the said recess, and to be kept in place by a stretched elasticband on they wristlet, substantially as set forth.

4. In a muif, the combination of an independent and adjustable lining,D, the eyeleted strips B and F, fastened on either side of themuff-shell A, and lining D, adapted to aflix the lining to themuff-shell by a silken ribbon or cord through lacing, and the movablewristlet supplied with an elastic band adapted to fold over a muff-coverand the recess holding same, substantially as set forth. 4

5. A muff-cover, H, made of thin rubber cloth or other suitable materialin muff form, and provided with stretched elastic bands runningthroughout the circle on either side of the cover, and adapted toenvelop the muff and its sidesclosely, and to keep its place, andadapted to be=folded up cord-fashion and O- shaped, and concealed in therecess underneath one of the wristlets F in the mufl', substantially asset forth.

HENRY GANSS.

Vitnesses:

O. Srmo, ARTHUR J. WEs'rERMAN.

